All,<div><br></div><div> New user of Blender and especially Cycles. I have a problem. My computer isn't very good. In fact, whenever I am rendering, it overheats and shuts off, even when I am blowing cool air into the room. I can get about 300 samples before it shuts down, but for some things I am doing, I need as many as 5000. However, if I can pause the rendering, my computer should have the chance to cool down.</div>
<div><br></div><div> I know that Cycles can pause rendering in the rendered view on the 3D Viewport. However, I have not been able to find out if it can be paused in the final rendering. My question: can it be paused, and if so, what is the python command (I am going to write a script that pauses rendering every 200 samples and waiting 10-15 minutes for the computer to cool down).</div>
<div><br></div><div> If not, is it on the todo list? I might be willing to dive into the code and put it there if needed.</div><div><br></div><div> Sorry, it's a really random question, but it can apply other places too.</div>
<div><br></div><div> God Bless,</div><div><br></div><div> Gavin Howard</div>